“What Did We Learn From The Romans? (History)”

What I can remember Important People Vocabulary  Viking Voyagers (Y4) (100 BC-44 BC)  Stone Age Boy (Y3) A famous Roman leader who invaded conquer- to get or overcome by force or to Britain twice, in 55BC and in 54BC. He gain control of through great effort.

won many battles for Rome and helped consul- the highest political role in the the grow. He won many senate. battles but was only emperor for a year until he was killed by his political dictator- a ruler of a country who has total enemies. power.

Caesar (63 BC-14 AD) Emperor- the male ruler of an empire.

Julius Caesar’s adopted son is seen Empire- a group of territories or people as the first real Roman Emperor when he took power in 27 BC. That under one ruler. is why 27 BC is seen as the true Tribe- the Iceni were a tribe of British date of the start of the Roman living in the area of modern Empire. and north-west Suffolk.

Claudius (10 BC- 54 AD) invasion- to enter somewhere as an enemy. Led the successful invasion of Britain in 43AD. He extended Roman rule in - The name Roman’s used for

North Africa and made Britain a . country under the rule of the Romans. He did a lot for the empire, such as Patrician - the upper class. build many roads and canals. He Plebeian- the lower class. reformed the military, ruled fairly as a Take-Aways judge, and created many programs to republic- a state that is run by people who  I know about the impact the Roman Empire help the weaker citizens. have been elected. had on Britain. Boudicca (30 AD-61 AD)  I can compare Roman and Viking invasions. revolt- take violent action against a ruler. An Iceni Queen who led a rebellion  I know that some historical sources may be Senators- A group of people who make against the Roman’s in Britain. As a bias and unreliable. laws and decisions. warrior queen she led her people  I can show the order cross-over of different against the invasions of the Romans. civilizations. territory- an area or region of land.

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Big Ws

First Invasion- 55 BC Second Invasion- 54 BC The Third and Final Invasion- 43 AD Julius Caesar led two Roman legions across This time Caesar brought with him five Roman This was led by the unpopular Emperor the sea but the British Celts bravely fought legions and 2,000 cavalrymen (horse riders). who wanted to conquer a new land him back. After more fighting, the British Celts promised to get the support of the people of Rome. It to pay tribute to Rome so were left in peace. took about four years for the invaders to finally gain control over southern Britain.

 In 44 BC, Julius Caesar had been declared dictator by the senate, who believed that he had too much power. Next to the Theatre of , he was stabbed to death by a group of politicians who were angry about the changes he had made to how the local government was run.  In 60 AD, a rebellion started in the SE of , led by Queen , widow of , the king of the Iceni. The Iceni, who felt betrayed by the new emperor, , attacked (), London (Londinium) and then (), burning the towns. Paulinus led his army back to England and met Boudica’s Iceni forces at the Battle of . Despite being massively outnumbered, the superior battle skills of the Roman army won and the Iceni forces were defeated allowing the Romans to take firm control of the southern areas of England. Around 80,000 Celtic warriors died compared to just 400 members of the Roman army.

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